56 meters Perini sailing yacht Bayesian sunk near Sicily; 7 missing

Posted by olddoglearnsnewtrick@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 382 comments

What a tragedy: [https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/seven-people-missing-perini-navi-sailing-yacht-sinks-incident-sicily-palermo](https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/seven-people-missing-perini-navi-sailing-yacht-sinks-incident-sicily-palermo) It seems unlikely they will find the missing people. Boat is on the bottom of the sea at 50m depth. The UK/Italian press is quite confusing. Some speak of a very violent wind gust, one paper mentions a "tornado", they are probably referring to a very violent squall. How in the world is it possible that such a boat could capsize and sink even under the strongest gusts. Don't want to judge prematurely since when you're not there it's too easy but I cannot dispel the thought of an unprepared skipper/crew. My condolences to the victims, may they rest in peace, and their families.